On Nov. 20, legendary record producer Phil Spector, 63, was charged with one count of murder for the February shooting of B-movie actress Lana Clarkson, 40. Spector faces possible life imprisonment if convicted, but his attorney, Robert Shapiro, vowed that his client ”will prevail.” A preliminary hearing to evaluate the evidence is scheduled for Jan. 23…. Less than a year after her arrest for harassing her family, including dad Joseph Butler of the Lovin’ Spoonful, Yancy Butler, 33, was found wandering in Delray Beach, Fla., traffic Nov. 22. The former Witchblade star, who was subsequently arrested for disorderly intoxication, is due in court Dec. 18…. Jennifer Aniston (below), 34, is $550,000 richer. On Nov. 20, Mrs. Pitt settled her invasion-of-privacy and trespassing suit against Francois Navarre, the man who allegedly distributed photos of her sunbathing au naturel in her yard…. In other photo news, John Rutter, the shutterbug who allegedly tried to blackmail Cameron Diaz, 31, in June with topless shots from 1992, was ordered to stand trial Nov. 20. He is due back in court Dec. 8 to face felony charges of attempted extortion, attempted grand theft, perjury, and forgery…. Coldplay’s Chris Martin, 26, is off the hook Down Under. On Nov. 21, New South Wales police dropped a malicious-damage charge filed in July after he smashed a photog’s windshield.

PURCHASES

Time Warner (EW’s parent company) announced Nov. 24 that an investor group led by ex-Vivendi Universal honcho Edgar Bronfman Jr. will buy Warner Music Group for $2.61 billion, essentially creating one of the world’s largest independent music companies. Upon the deal’s close, the group will take over Warner Bros.’, Elektra’s, and Atlantic Records’ artist rosters, which include Madonna, Metallica, and Kid Rock.

AILING

MMMBopper Isaac Hanson, 23, checked into an NYC hospital Nov. 18 with a venous clot in his arm. He is expected to make a full recovery…. Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst, 33, received seven stitches Nov. 21 after being hit in the head by an unidentified object thrown from the crowd at an NYC show.